ryethenovel Chapter 94 School of Stonefish
Chapter 94 School of Stonefish
Chapter 94 Stonefish School
Seeing Xiao Kai take out the lure fishing gloves, Xu Ning was finally satisfied and allowed him to continue.
The fish was quickly and successfully caught.
After putting the fish into the fish box, Xiao Kai returned to the shore and picked up his fishing rod again to prepare to fish.
Just as he had baited the fish and was about to cast it, he suddenly remembered something and turned to ask Xu Ning.
"How much did that black sea bream cost per pound?"
Without much thought, Xu Ning replied directly, "For retail, this black sea bream, weighing about two pounds, would probably cost around eighty or ninety yuan per pound."
"Wow, so expensive?"
Xiao Kai was surprised.
Is this fish really that expensive? It's actually more expensive than that big black-spotted rockfish (Sebastes schlegelii), which is a normal-sized individual.
No matter what, it's a grouper, yet it was outshone by this little fish.
"It's not expensive. There aren't many of these individuals to begin with, and this price is much cheaper than it was a few years ago. Plus, it's wild-caught."
"Actually, the price of black sea bream is related to its size. The vast majority of black sea bream are not big, usually less than a pound."
"The price of that kind of black sea bream is around fifty or sixty yuan per catty. Above that, there are larger black sea bream, weighing three or four catties or four or five catties. Those are the more expensive ones, costing over a hundred yuan per catty."
Seeing that Xiao Kai was interested, Xu Ning patiently explained it to him.
Of course, the prices he mentioned were for live fish; dead or frozen fish are a different story, unless they are deep-sea fish.
"Wow, so fishing for these small fish is actually more profitable?" Xiao Kai exclaimed in surprise.
"Not really. After all, not all small fish are that expensive. For example, mudskippers and yellowfin tuna are 34 yuan per pound."
"And some high-end fish, such as rock mussels and grouper, even if they are not large, are ridiculously expensive."
"In short, when fishing for sea fish, you can't just look at the size; the most important thing is the species."
"Of course. For the same type of fish, the larger the individual, the more valuable it is. For example, the black grouper you just caught, and this black sea bream I have."
"However, in my opinion, whatever fish you catch is what you catch, who cares how much it costs? It all depends on luck, it's not like you can catch whatever you want."
At this point, perhaps fearing that Xiao Kai might get stuck on a particular point, Xu Ning gave him a special reminder.
Xiao Kai smiled.
While he can't catch whatever fish he wants, he can still make targeted selections.
For example, some fish are large enough to avoid the light spots by observing them.
Of course, it's not guaranteed to be accurate, but it's much better than seeing nothing at all.
For example, right now, after catching that big grouper, he was a bit tired, so he didn't plan to catch any more big fish.
With Xu Ning's reasonably priced black sea bream now ashore, Xiao Kai thought fishing for smaller fish might be a good idea.
While he was thinking, Xiao Kai cast his fishing rod, now baited, out again.
This time, his target was a body of water about twenty meters away from him.
Under his light's probing, he knew there were many small points of light there, densely packed, but he didn't know what they were.
But there must be at least several dozen or even a hundred of them? That's quite a large school of fish in this area.
As the bait successfully fell into the water, Xiao Kai began to control it to move it to that area.
Not long after entering, Xiao Kai noticed that the halos seemed to be circling around the float, but they just wouldn't bite.
Seeing this, Xiao Kai thought of the scene when he was fishing for black grouper before, and unconsciously moved the fishing rod again, as if to tease him.
He was just trying it out, since the fish were starting to die back, the bait was less active, and the chances of them biting were even lower.
Unexpectedly, upon trying this, Xiao Kai saw all the light spots suddenly rush towards one point.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Kai saw his float being dragged into the water.
This is outrageous! Xiao Kai quickly raised his rod to hook the fish.
With a whoosh, the tip of the rock fishing rod in Kai's hand bent slightly, and a slight pulling force was immediately transferred into Xiao Kai's hand.
Seeing this, Xiao Kai quickly started spinning the spinning wheel.
In no time at all, they dragged up a strange little fish with a dark red body.
During this time, the fish had no power to resist at all, a world of difference compared to the black grouper.
Looking at the unidentified little fish in front of him, Xiao Kai was speechless.
He thought it was something valuable, but it turned out to be smaller than he expected, and it was hard to say whether it even weighed two ounces.
I should have fished for the bigger, brighter spots nearby.
"Oh, I won again! And it's a rockfish! This fish makes great soup."
The commotion here naturally didn't escape the notice of others. Seeing Xiao Kai's fish come ashore, before Xiao Kai could even speak, Xu Ning couldn't help but say something.
"Stone Nine-Headed Fish? What kind of fish is that? Is it valuable?"
Hearing Xu Ning's high praise for the fish, Xiao Kai couldn't help but ask.
Xu Ning rolled his eyes, speechless.
"Why do you keep talking about money all the time? You even asked about the price of the fish you just caught. Are you obsessed with money?"
"Are you rich? I fish to make money, so why ask about money?" Xiao Kai said matter-of-factly.
"Uh, I don't have any money, but don't you make money by making videos? How much can you earn by fishing? It's not as good as working a regular job," Xu Ning said again.
"You don't understand. Making videos isn't my main way of making money; fishing is. In short, I can earn money from both."
Xiao Kai didn't explain much, and continued, "Tell me quickly, is this kind of fish expensive?"
Xu Ning sighed helplessly, "I can't do anything with you. This kind of fish is called Shi Jiugong, and it's considered a relatively expensive small fish."
"Generally speaking, they are divided into four grades. Individuals weighing less than 50 grams will cost about fifty or sixty yuan per kilogram."
"For those weighing between 50 and 75 grams, the price is around 70 or 80 yuan per pound."
"It costs about 100 yuan per jin (500 grams) for 75 grams to 100 grams."
"There are also individuals weighing over 100 grams. Since they are relatively rare, there is no specific price, but if you can catch one, I estimate that someone would be willing to sell it for 150 yuan per kilogram."
"Wow, so expensive?"
Xiao Kai was surprised again.
He never expected that such a small fish, even smaller than a crucian carp, would be so expensive.
Thinking of this, Xiao Kai looked at the densely packed area in the water again, his heart filled with joy.
If he wasn't mistaken, that group of fish was probably all of this type of rockfish.
Thinking of this, Xiao Kai looked at Shi Jiugong again, and there was no longer any disdain in his eyes.
This isn't some worthless ugly fish; it's clearly a pile of money waiting for him to pick up.
"wrong!"
Xiao Kai suddenly froze.
He noticed that he didn't seem to have cast the line, so how could he see the iris? How come he hadn't noticed this before?
Thinking of this, Xiao Kai looked at the fishing rod again.
Sure enough, the stone dragon was still hanging there, but it was already on the shore. Logically, the halo should have disappeared, so why was it still there?
"Could it be because of the new features unlocked during this sea fishing trip?"
The more Xiao Kai thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
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